Auth
React Authentication Libraries Compared
May 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Auth is easy to bolt on and hard to undo. Compare session cookies, JWT, and hosted providers before the first login screen.
Hosted vs roll-your-own
Hosted providers ship MFA and social login faster. NextAuth and similar kits fit if you already own the user table.
Never store passwords in client state. Keep tokens in httpOnly cookies when you can.
SSR and native
Confirm the library hydrates a session on the server. React Native often needs a separate secure-storage path.
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